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Cessna 172K N84262

3 April 1996 · Danville, Arkansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 3 April 1996 at about 17:21 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N84262 was involved in an accident near Danville, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 17:21
Classification
Accident
Location
Danville, Arkansas, United States
Nearest airport
Danville (32A)
Coordinates
35.0493, -93.3909
Aircraft
Cessna 172K
Registration
N84262
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Russelville → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW96LA160

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind. Factors were the crosswind and the soft terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that while performing a full stop landing on runway 29, the 7 knot crosswind blew him to the right side of the centerline, and he elected to land on the right side of the runway. After touchdown, 'the right wheel left the runway into the grass,' and the airplane veered off the right side of the runway. The nose wheel 'buried in the mud,' and the airplane came to rest in the inverted position.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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